US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 24th May, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 24, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th May, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 24th May, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 24th May, 1959
– Issue Date: 18th May, 1959

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 6 KANSAS CITY –•– Wilbert Harrison (Fury)-6 – (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 2 SORRY (I Ran All the Way Home) –•– The Impalas (Cub)-10 (2)
3 1 THE HAPPY ORGAN –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock)-10 (1)
4 4 KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) –•– Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens (Warner Brothers)-5 (4)
5 12 A TEENAGER IN LOVE –•– Dion and the Belmonts (Laurie)-5 (5)
6 16 DREAM LOVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-5 (6)
7 23 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-4 (7)
8 19 QUIET VILLAGE –•– Martin Denny (Liberty)-6 (8)
9 9 TURN ME LOOSE –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-8 (9)
10 8 PINK SHOE LACES –•– Dodie Stevens (Crystalette)-14 (3)

11 5 (Now and Then There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (2)
12 7 GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE –•– The Virtues (Hunt)-11 (5)
13 15 ENCHANTED –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (12)
14 20 ONLY YOU –•– Franck Pourcel’s French Fiddles (Capitol)-7 (14)
15 3 COME SOFTLY TO ME –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolphin)-11 (1)
16 18 TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY –•– The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-8 (16)
17 10 I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (4)
18 28 ENDLESSLY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-5 (18)
19 11 TELL HIM NO –•– Travis and Bob (Sandy)-9 (8)
20 17 THAT’S WHY (I Love You So) –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-9 (13)

21 25 SO FINE –•– The Fiestas (Old Town)-7 (21)
22 38 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-4 (22)
23 24 GOODBYE JIMMY, GOODBYE –•– Kathy Linden (Felsted)-6 (23)
24 13 THREE STARS –•– Tommy Dee (Crest)-8 (11)
25 21 THE TIJUANA JAIL –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-9 (12)
26 14 VENUS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-15 (1)
27 22 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– The Skyliners (Calico)-14 (12)
28 27 POOR JENNY –•– The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-8 (22)
29 34 SIX NIGHTS A WEEK –•– The Crests (Coed)-9 (28)
30 37 COME TO ME –•– Marv Johnson (United Artists)-10 (30)

31 35 GUESS WHO –•– Jesse Belvin (RCA Victor)-8 (31)
32 36 ALMOST GROWN –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-8 (32)
33 26 NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-13 (6)
34 43 I’VE COME OF AGE –•– Billy Storm (Columbia)-6 (34)
35 29 IT’S LATE –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-12 (9)
36 41 SOMEONE –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-9 (36)
37 30 FOR A PENNY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (23)
38 31 THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER –•– Rod Bernard (Argo)-11 (20)
39 33 SEA CRUISE –•– Frankie Ford (Ace)-15 (14)
40 49 LONELY FOR YOU –•– Gary Stites (Carlton)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 24th May, 1959

44 32 TRAGEDY –•– Thomas Wayne with the DeLons (Fernwood)-17 (5)
47 40 I MISS YOU SO –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-8 (33)
49 39 IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-17 (3)

POWER HITS: 24th May, 1959

41 46 EVERYBODY LIKES TO CHA CHA CHA –•– Sam Cooke (Keen)-11 (31)
42 45 GIDGET –•– Jimmy Darren (Colpix)-4 (42)
43 51 AS TIME GOES BY –•– Johnny Nash (ABC-Paramount)-10 (43)
45 48 JUST KEEP IT UP –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-3 (45)
46 75 I’M READY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (46)
48 54 I WAITED TOO LONG –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-5 (48)
50 64 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 24th May, 1959

57 — LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (57)
63 — SO CLOSE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (63)
64 — MY MELANCHOLY BABY –•– Tommy Edwards (MGM)-1 (64)
66 — FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (66)
74 — TALL COOL ONE –•– The Wailers (Golden Crest)-1 (74)
77 — HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HIM SO –•– Peggy Lee (Capitol)-1 (77)
80 — BONGO ROCK –•– Preston Epps (Original Sound)-1 (80)
85 — GRADUATION’S HERE –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-1 (85)
86 — JUDY –•– David Seville (Liberty)-1 (86)
87 — HEY, LITTLE LUCY (Don’tcha Put No Lipstick On) –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-1 (87)
88 — ALONG CAME JONES –•– The Coasters (Atco)-1 (88)
90 — THE CLASS –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-1 (90)
91 — RUSSIAN BAND STAND –•– Spencer and Spencer with the Sonia Pryor Choir (Argo)-1 (91)
92 — (I Don’t Care) ONLY LOVE ME –•– Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount)-1 (92)
94 — THE WONDER OF YOU –•– Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)-1 (94)
98 — SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
100 — I CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEART –•– Al Martino (20th Fox)-1 (100)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wailers are not to be confused with the Bob Marley related group of the same name. This group formed in Washington in the late 50’s and were once known as The Fabulous Wailers. Bob Marley’s group, The Wailers, were formed in 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica. And now, on with the countdown…